Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/26/21

Grand Lake - The water temp has officially become the most important factor regarding success for all species on Grand Lake as of late. The pleasure boaters, personal watercraft and rentals have taken over but that does not mean that there is still a great bite to be had, pending Anglers look in the right places and at the right time. The lake trout are definitely spreading out on very deep structure and in some cases, finding the thermocline that best fits them to get through the “Dog Days” of summer. Right now, it takes a lot of moving around and paying special attention to your electronics for maximum success. We have started downsizing our presentations for numbers of bites throughout the day to maximize action. Most of our fish are coming from the 80’ deep range with multiple bites coming suspended over deep water. The good thing about finding suspended fish is that they are very hungry and willing to take a jig. Small jigs like twisters and grubs have been getting all of the action when tipped with a piece of sucker meat. Rainbows and browns continue to produce a steady bite but that means that you have to fish very early in the day. Surface temps are at the highest you will find and these fish go deeper as soon as the sun hits the surface. The best lures for these fish have been a small Leech Flutter Spoon from CLAM Outdoors as well as a drop kick jig that is tipped with a small crawler and is suspended below a slip bobber. —Fishing with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 89% and dropping. Inflow is 122 cfs, out flow is 196 cfs, the lake is 7' low. Visibility is about 12 foot. Surface temp is 66 early AM warming to near mid 70's in the main body on sunny days. The shallow bays are abnormally warm. The lake trout bite is fair (single digit catches per rod). The best bite is early morning, once the sun is high the bite slows until late afternoon. Look for lake trout in 60 to 90 feet of water. Tubes or other plastics tipped with sucker meat fished on the bottom are working best. Due to CPW not stocking Rainbows or Kokes in an effort to rid the lake of gill lice, fishing for both species is slow. Northern's are also slow, but I'm seeing a little activity early AM and late PM on lures worked with a slow to medium retrieve. —Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Fishing remains fair to good for all species. Best bite has been in the morning before the storms roll in. Kokanee are being found 20-30’ deep suspended over deep water along Knight Ridge and mouth of Grand Bay. Rainbow trout and Brown trout are being caught along the shorelines, focus on areas where creeks are flowing in and transition areas where rocks meet mud. Small spoons and deep diving crankbaits have been working wel cast from shore or trolled. Lake trout have continued to move deeper as the water warms and are being caught in 60-90ft of water. Bright colored and glow tubes and grubs tipped with a small piece of sucker worked right on the bottom has been most productive baits. — Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/19/21

Grand Lake - Fishing has remained fair to good for all species with the early morning hours being most productive. The best bite for rainbows and browns has been in the east inlet area with pink or orange colored spoons, the fish move deeper the later in the day it gets. Lake trout are being caught in 60-90 ft of water. Jigs with small plastics such as Fuzz-E Grubs or small crappie sized tubes fished along bottom have been producing best, change up colors often till you find one they are biting. The water gets busy late in the morning, plan on hitting the water early for best results. — Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon.

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 91%, or 6' low. Inflow is 69 cfs, out flow is 144 cfs. Surface temp is 66 early morning warming to low 70's in the main body. The Lake Trout bite is fair (single digit catches) to good (double digit catches) depending on the day. The bite is consistent early AM then drops off late morning picking up again late afternoon. We are catching in 60 to 80 foot on grubs and tubes tipped with sucker meat. Northern's are slow but I'm seeing good activity early AM and again in the evening. Trophy class Pike have moved to deeper water, juvenile fish can still be found along the shore line. A slow to medium retrieve is producing follows and a few hits. Shore fishing for Rainbows is slow as it trolling for Kokanee due to low populations. —Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Water has warmed to the low 70’s by the afternoon hours. Fishing has remained fair to good for all species. Rainbows and browns are being caught along the shorelines and inlet areas in depth’s to 20ft. Spoons fished with an erratic retrieve or small tubes worked along the bottom are go to baits. Lake trout are being caught in 50-85ft. Small plastics tipped with piece of sucker worked on bottom is most consistent bait, color depends on the day, but bright colors have been top producing. Hit the water early the afternoon wind a storms have been rolling in on a consistent basis, be safe and enjoy the great fishing! — Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/12/21

Grand Lake - Fishing has remained fair to good for all species. Best time of the day to be on the water is first thing in the morning before it gets very busy with boat traffic. Rainbow trout and brown trout are being caught in 10-15’ of water, trolling Tasmanian Devils, deep diving crank baits or spoons and a snap weight have been producing. Focus on the areas with moving water or sharp transition to shallow water. Lake trout are active in water from 45-90’, Chartreuse colored spoons or radical glow grubs on a lead head have been working well tipped with a small piece of sucker. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 92%, the lake is going down. Inflow is 68 cfs, out flow is 221. Surface temp is 66 early AM warming to 72+ on calm days. The warm water has driven the Lake Trout and Norhtern's to deeper water. The Lake Trout bite is fair to good early morning then drops off, but you can keep on biting fish with frequent moves. We are catching Lakers in 60 to 80 foot and seeing them on the bottom at 120 plus. Grubs or tubes tipped with sucker meat is producing bites. The Lake Trout bite picks up again late afternoon. Northerns are slow. I'm seeing close follows with no bites. The Northerns in Williams Fork have contracted a skin disease that I'm seeing on fish that follow my lures. The disease possibly can be spread to clean fish by landing nets or your hands. Bleach water can be used to disinfect landing nets and hand sanitizer for your hands if you boat an infected fish. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Water temp has increased to 70 degrees in the afternoon with the warm weather. Fishing has remained good, the time of day has been the difference in the fish activity with early and late both being most productive times. Rainbows and Brown Trout are finding the cooler water in the mouths of the creeks and deeper water 10-20’. Trolling lures such as deep diving crankbaits, or spoons and spinners on lead core that target these depths has been key. Lake trout fishing has been better than average for this time of year with good numbers of fish as well as opportunity for larger fish. 50-85 ft have been the most productive depths. Dark colored jigs tipped with sucker have remained the go to bait while staying mobile to find the active fish, with the location changing depending on the day. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

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Grand County Fishing Report Week of 7/5/21

Grand Lake - It’s been a busy week on the water but the fishing has remained very good. Rainbows and brown trout are still active early and late in the day with the bite tapering off as the traffic on the lake increases during day. Small jigs tipped with a piece of worm, spinners and spoons worked in the inlet areas have been most productive. Lake trout have been moving deeper as the water warms, 60-90’ has been most productive with Chartreuse or Orange spoons tipped with a piece of sucker the go to baits. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

Williams Fork - Ramp hours are 6AM to 8PM. Water capacity is at 93%. The lake is 4 feet low. Inflow is 240 cfs, out flow is 124 cfs. The surface temp is 63, climbing to the mid to upper 60's on a sunny day. The Lake Trout bite is fair to good until about 10AM then the bite drops off until late afternoon early evening. All age groups can be found in 60 to 80 foot of water. Small to medium sized plastics fished on the bottom tipped with sucker meat should produce some bites. Shore fishing for Rainbows is slow as is trolling for Kokanee. Northern's are also slow but starting to show a little interest in following lures. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Randy H

Lake Granby - Fishing for all species remains fair to good. There has been a steady pattern of afternoon thunderstorm activity, Best fishing times have been in the morning before the storm activity. Look for best rainbow and brown trout bite in water shallower than 20’, spoons and deep diving cranks along shorelines in rainbow trout colors will produce strikes. Lake trout have continued their summer migration to deeper water, 50-85’ have been most productive depths. Dark colored plastics being most productive baits. Stay mobile to find the active fish. Schools of kokanee are suspended in the 20-30’ range over 100’+ in the Knight Ridge area and old river channels. Fishing with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon

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